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  • Country: Georgia
  • Official Name: Georgia
  • Election Type: Presidential
  • Date: January 5, 2008
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At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Georgia

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI
  • Head of Government: President Vladimer GURGENIDZE
  • Assembly: Georgia has a unicameral Supreme Council (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) with 225 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Supreme Council (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) 225 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.***

*** Based on constitutional amendments, the next parliament will have 150 members. Of those 150 members, 100 will be elected by a proportional representation system nationally and 50 will be elected in multi-mandate constituencies.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Mikheil SAAKASHVILI
    Party: National Movement
  • Levan GACHECHILADZE
    Party: Non-partisan (was nominated by a coalition of opposition parties)
  • Shalva NATELASHVILI
    Party: Labor Party
  • David GAMKRELIDZE
    Party: New Right
  • Arkadi PATARKATSISHVILI
    Party: N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 4,646,003 (July 2007 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 3,527,964 (January 2008 )

Last Updated on 02/22/2006

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